Church-based education: An outreach program for African Americans with hypertension

Ethnicity and Health

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 243-253

  Smith, Eva D ^a   Merritt, Sharon L ^a   Patel, Minu K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Church based; Education; Ethnicity; Hypertension; Outreach

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RELIGION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VARIANCE;

EID: 0030681038     PISSN: 13557858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13557858.1997.9961832     Document Type: Article

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